Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leakage and middle ear encephalocele in seven patients

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 372-378

  Patel, Rakesh B ^a   Kwartler, Jed A ^a,c   Hodosh, Richard M ^b   Baredes, Soly ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b OVERLOOK HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CISTERNOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; LIQUORRHEA; MALE; MENINGITIS; MYRINGOTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OTITIS MEDIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH;

EID: 0034069965     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556130007900510     Document Type: Article

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